Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard says she has decided to run for president and will hold a formal announcement within the next week.

Gabbard, 37, who hasn't hesitated to criticize her party on international and domestic issues, revealed her decision on CNN's 'Van Jones Show.'

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'I have decided to run and will be making a formal announcement within the next week," she said on the show, which airs Saturday.

The Iraq War vet was a vice chair of the Democratic committee, but left the post in protest of perceived bias in favor of Hillary Clinton. She ended up being a backer of Sen. Bernie Sanders in his unsuccessful effort to challenger Clinton from the left.